Kurt Fuller (born September 16, 1953) is an American character actor. He has appeared in a number of television, film, and stage projects. He is best known for his roles in the films No Holds Barred and Ghostbusters II (both 1989), Wayne's World (1992), and Scary Movie (2000), as well as for playing Coroner Woody Strode in the USA Network television series Psych (2009–2014) and Zachariah in Supernatural (2009–2019).
Kurt Fuller | |
|---|---|
 Fuller in 2011 | |
| Born | September 16, 1953 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Education | Lincoln High School (Stockton, California) University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse |
Jessica Hendra (m. 1993) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editFuller was born in San Francisco, California, and raised in Stockton.
Career
editFuller has played television director Russell in Wayne's World; a mayoral aide in Ghostbusters II; the television executive and mastermind of the "Battle of the Tough Guys", Mr. Brell, in No Holds Barred; a real estate agent in Elvira: Mistress of the Dark; and NSC Director Robert Lindsey in the third season of Alias. Fuller also played real-life figures Werner Klemperer (in Paul Schrader's Auto Focus) and Karl Rove (on the TV satire That's My Bush!). He also portrayed Pacific Bell Retirement Fund Executive Walter Ribbon in The Pursuit of Happyness.
Fuller has also appeared in many television shows, including Knight Rider, Timecop, Quantum Leap, L.A. Law, Murder, She Wrote, Ally McBeal, Felicity, Malcolm in the Middle, The West Wing, Boston Legal, Boston Public, House, Monk, Desperate Housewives, the live-action version of The Tick, Charmed, Carnivàle, My Name Is Earl, Ugly Betty, Glee, Drop Dead Diva and the pilot episode of NewsRadio. He has had a recurring role as Woody the Coroner on Psych and another on Supernatural, portraying a malevolent angel called Zachariah.[1] Fuller later reprised the role for Supernatural's 300th episode "Lebanon." He also acted as a Senior Police Officer in the 2000 comedy Scary Movie, who is the commanding officer of Doofy.[2]
In 1986, he played "Frank" in the US premiere of Steven Berkoff's play Kvetch in West Los Angeles.[3] The following year he reprised the role Off-Broadway at the Westside Arts Theater.[4]
From 2010 to 2011, Fuller appeared in the ABC Network series Better with You; the show was canceled after a single season.
Fuller portrayed director of the C.I.A., Grayden Osborne, in the ABC drama Scandal. He also appeared in Fox's Us & Them with Jane Kaczmarek and Jason Ritter.
Personal life
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He is married to actress and author Jessica Hendra (daughter of actor and writer Tony Hendra) and has two daughters named Julia and Charlotte. Fuller is Jewish.[5]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | The Running Man | Tony | |
| 1988 | Miracle Mile | Gerstead | |
| Elvira, Mistress of the Dark | Mr. Glotter | ||
| Red Heat | Detective | ||
| 1989 | True Believer | George Ballistics | |
| No Holds Barred | Brell | ||
| Ghostbusters II | Jack Hardemeyer | ||
| Under the Boardwalk | Tortoise | ||
| 1990 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Pollard Browning | |
| 1991 | Eve of Destruction | Bill Schneider | |
| Bingo | Lennie | ||
| 1992 | Wayne's World | Russell Finley | |
| Original Intent | Alex Grabowsky | ||
| 1993 | Calendar Girl | Arturo Gallo | |
| 1994 | Reflections on a Crime | Howard | |
| 1995 | Stuart Saves His Family | Von Arks | |
| French Exit | Stubin | ||
| Just Looking | Chuck | ||
| 1996 | Twisted Desire | Detective Becker | |
| The Fan | Bernie | ||
| 1997 | Looking for Lola | Dr. Gregory Hinson | |
| Moonbase | Deckert | ||
| 1999 | Diamonds | Moses Agency | |
| Red Dog Squadron | Kaiser Wilhelm | ||
| Pushing Tin | Ed Clabes | ||
| 2000 | Scary Movie | Sheriff Burke | |
| 2002 | Joshua | Father Pat Hayes | |
| The New Guy | Mr. Undine | ||
| Auto Focus | Werner Klemperer | ||
| Repli-Kate | President Chumley | ||
| 2003 | Anger Management | Frank Head | |
| 2004 | Ray | Sam Clark | |
| 2005 | Don't Come Knocking | Mr. Daily | |
| The Civilization of Maxwell Bright | Berdette | ||
| 2006 | The Pursuit of Happyness | Walter Ribbon | |
| Good Cop, Bad Cop | Kramer | ||
| 2007 | Mr. Woodcock | Councilman Luke | |
| 2008 | Superhero Movie | Mr. Thompson | |
| Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous | Cousin Barry | ||
| 2009 | National Lampoon's Van Wilder: Freshman Year | Dean Reardon | |
| 2010 | Group Sex | Bloom | |
| The Prankster | Dean Pecarino | ||
| 2011 | Midnight in Paris | John | |
| 2012 | The Silent Thief | Howard Henderson | |
| Love and Germophobia | Dr. Robinson | Short film | |
| 2013 | The Frozen Ground | D.A. Pat Clives | |
| Wrong Cops | Music producer | ||
| 2014 | The Wolves of Savin Hill | Carl | |
| 2015 | Accidental Love | Reverend Norm | |
| A Light Beneath Their Feet | Dr. Rutter | ||
| 2018 | Josie | Gordie | |
| Baja | Hal Johnson | ||
| Office Uprising | Lentworth | ||
| 2019 | Phil | Dean Wurtz | |
| 2023 | Sound of Freedom | Frost |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Knight Rider | Cameraman | Episode: "Speed Demons" |
| 1985 | Wildside | Elliot Thogmorton | 6 episodes |
| 1986–1994 | L.A. Law | Ed Freeling / Stan Nussbaum / Clifford Gild | 3 episodes |
| 1987 | Warm Hearts, Cold Feet | Roger | Television film |
| Cagney & Lacey | Lorca | Episode: "Waste Deep" | |
| The Tortellis | Charo's Manager | Episode: "Coochie, Coochie" | |
| Hooperman | Eliot, the Nephew | Episode: "John Doe, We Hardly Knew Ye" | |
| Sledge Hammer! | FBI Agent Bunion | Episode: "Hammer Hits the Rock" | |
| Beverly Hills Buntz | Harry | Episode: "Fit to Be Tied" | |
| 1987–1988 | Jake and the Fatman | Mr. Burnstein | 2 episodes |
| 1988 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Adam's Dad | Episode: "The Soccer Show" |
| Newhart | Bill Dryden | Episode: "Would You Buy a Used Car from This Handyman?" | |
| The Van Dyke Show | Steve | Episode: "Dick Stops Smoking" | |
| 227 | Bosworth Duncan | Episode: "A Yen for Lester" | |
| 1989 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Peter Webster | Episode: "Frog Girl: The Jenifer Graham Story" |
| Glory Days | Walter Ayoob | Episode: "Whattya Wanna Do Tonight?" | |
| 1990 | Capital News | Miles Plato | 13 episodes |
| Hurricane Sam | Mr. Gower | Television film | |
| 1991 | Shannon's Deal | Garth | Episode: "Greed" |
| Stat | Mickey Weller | Episode: "Psychosomatic" | |
| Quantum Leap | Lloyd Eastland | Episode: "Nuclear Family - October 26, 1962" | |
| Marilyn and Me | Harry Lipton | Television film | |
| 1992 | Laurie Hill | Dr. Spencer Kramer | 10 episodes |
| Civil Wars | Jonathan Bentel | Episode: "Dirty Pool" | |
| The Heart of Justice | Dr. Leonard | Television film | |
| 1993 | Relentless: Mind of a Killer | Dahlberg | Television film |
| Harmful Intent | Bingham | Television film | |
| 1994 | Ellen | Dr. Collins | Episode: "The Refrigerator" |
| Diagnosis: Murder | Dr. Albert Blank / Walter Litvak | 3 episodes | |
| 1995 | NewsRadio | Ed Harlow | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Virus | Dr. Williams | Television film | |
| Vanishing Son | Isaac | 2 episodes | |
| See Jane Run | Dr. Melloff | Television film | |
| Live Shot | Mitch Merman | Episode: "The Forgotten Episode" | |
| Murder, She Wrote | Sheriff Milo Pike | Episode: "A Quaking in Aspen" | |
| Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Vincent Van Strough (voice) | Episode: "History of the Monster World: Part One / Fear, Thy Name Is Ickis" | |
| 1996 | The Faculty | Everette Sloan | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Suddenly Susan | Bill Keane | Episode: "First Episode" | |
| Twisted Desire | Det. Becker | Television film | |
| Doomsday Virus | Chet Walter | 2 episodes | |
| 1997 | Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder | Detective Tom Green | Television film |
| Crisis Center | Unknown character | Episode: "He Said, She Said" | |
| 1997–1998 | Timecop | Dr. Dale Easter | 9 episodes |
| 1998 | Brooklyn South | Gerald Nader | Episode: "Violet Inviolate" |
| Dharma & Greg | David Saunders | Episode: "The House That Dharma Built" | |
| Principal Takes a Holiday | Principal Frank Hockenberry | Television film | |
| 1998–1999 | Chicago Hope | Artie Lomax | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | The Practice | Mr. Lawrence | Episode: "Target Practice" |
| The Jack Bull | Conrad | Television film | |
| Family Law | Mr. Cutler | Episode: "The Fourth Trimester" | |
| 1999–2001 | Providence | Thrifty Ticket Agent / Michael | 2 episodes |
| 1999–2002 | Ally McBeal | Attorney Paget / Bernard Marsh | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | The Beach Boys: An American Family | Mike Love's Dad | 2 episodes |
| Angels in the Infield | Simon | Television film | |
| 2001 | Malcolm in the Middle | Mr. Young | Episode: "Hal Quits" |
| That's My Bush! | Karl Rove | 8 episodes | |
| 2002 | The Tick | Destroyo | Episode: "The Tick vs. Justice" |
| Boston Public | Ken Thomas | Episode: "Chapter Thirty-Five" | |
| Porn 'n Chicken | Dean Widehead | Television film | |
| The West Wing | SitRoom Civilian Advisor | 2 episodes | |
| Felicity | Paul Korsikoff | Episode: "Back to the Future" | |
| Live from Baghdad | Inky | Television film | |
| 2003 | The Guardian | Frank DeScala | Episode: "Understand Your Man" |
| Judging Amy | Leonard Zook | Episode: "Maxine Interrupted" | |
| Oliver Beene | Mitch | Episode: "Home, a Loan" | |
| Monk | Dennis Gammill | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man" | |
| Karen Sisco | Bo Sweeten | Episode: "Nostalgia" | |
| Alias | Robert Lindsey | 6 episodes | |
| The Handler | Edward Burke | Episode: "Dirty White Collar" | |
| 2004 | Las Vegas | Siegel | Episode: "Blood is Thicker" |
| 2005 | House | Mark Adams | Episode: "Poison" |
| Unscripted | Kurt | 2 episodes | |
| Charmed | John Norman | Episode: "Carpe Demon" | |
| Yes, Dear | Doctor | Episode: "Jimmy Has Changed" | |
| Boston Legal | Reverend Donald Diddum | 3 episodes | |
| The 4400 | Keane Driscoll | Episode: "Graduation Day" | |
| 2005–2006 | Desperate Housewives | Detective Barton | 5 episodes |
| 2006 | In Justice | Kenneth Long | Episode: "Confessions" |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender | Quon (voice) | Episode: "Lake Laogai" | |
| 2006–2007 | Big Day | Steve | 12 episodes |
| 2007 | Eyes | Michael Zucker | Episode: "Whistleblower" |
| Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Ted Atkins | Episode: "Monday" | |
| The Batman | Superior (voice) | Episode: "Artifacts" | |
| My Name Is Earl | Mr. Baldwyn | Episode: "G.E.D." | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Sheriff Ned Bastille | Episode: "Ending Happy" | |
| Ugly Betty | Mr. Tanen | Episode: "How Betty Got Her Grieve Back" | |
| Shark | Ben Bentley | Episode: "For Whom the Skel Rolls" | |
| Grey's Anatomy | Jerry | Episode: "Physical Attraction... Chemical Reaction" | |
| 2008 | Hollywood Residential | Chet | |
| 2009 | Eli Stone | Doug Stemple | Episode: "Tailspin" |
| Glee | Mr. McClung | Episode: "Preggers" | |
| Legally Mad | Lou Peable | Unaired pilot[6] | |
| 2009–2010, 2019 | Supernatural | Zachariah | 8 episodes |
| 2009–2014 | Psych | Coroner Woody Strode | 33 episodes |
| 2010 | Men of a Certain Age | Scarpulla Manager | Episode: "Back in the Sh*t" |
| Sons of Tucson | Principal | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Drop Dead Diva | Henry Bingum | Episode: "Senti-Mental Journey" | |
| Svetlana | Interrogator | Episode: "Water-Board Certified" | |
| 2010–2011 | Better with You | Joel Putney | 22 episodes |
| 2011–2016 | The Good Wife | Judge Peter Dunaway | 7 episodes |
| 2012–2014 | Parenthood | Dr. Bedsloe | 5 episodes |
| 2013 | Scandal | Grayden Osborne | 4 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | Us & Them | Michael | 7 episodes |
| 2014 | Rebels | Arnie | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight | Mr. Abramson | 3 episodes | |
| The Crazy Ones | Mitchell Payson | Episode: "Dead and Improved" | |
| Jennifer Falls | Dr. Wessman | Episode: "Three Dates with My Mother" | |
| Franklin & Bash | Eckhart Smits | Episode: "Honor Thy Mother" | |
| Manhattan Love Story | William | 11 episodes | |
| 2015 | Hot in Cleveland | Gerald | Episode: "Duct Soup" |
| Bones | Sid Lauren | Episode: "The Big Beef at the Royal Diner" | |
| 2015–2017 | Rosewood | Floyd Butters | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | BrainDead | J.K. Cornish | Episode: "The Power of Euphemism: How Torture Became a Matter of Debate in American Politics" |
| 2017 | Bull | Judge Robert Genda | Episode: "Name Game" |
| Psych: The Movie | Coroner Woody Strode | Television film | |
| American Dad! | Stadium Manager (voice) | Episode: "The Long Bomb" | |
| 2018 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jed Karey | 3 episodes |
| Shooter | Andrew Gold | 3 episodes | |
| The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair | Gareth Pratt | 10 episodes | |
| Heathers | Principal Gowan | Recurring role | |
| Black-ish | Police Officer | Episode: "Christmas in Theater Eight" | |
| 2018–2019 | The Good Fight | Judge Peter Dunaway | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Grand Hotel | Clive | Episode: "Groom Service" |
| 2019–2024 | Evil | Kurt Boggs | Series regular |
| 2020 | Psych 2: Lassie Come Home | Coroner Woody Strode | Television film |
| 2021 | Psych 3: This Is Gus | ||
| 2022 | Grace and Frankie | Albert | Episode: "The Raccoon" |
| Would I Lie to You? | Himself | Episode: "Allowance PowerPoint" | |
| 2023 | Night Court | Jeff Dewitt | 2 episodes |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | L.A. Noire | Richard Coombs | Voice |
References
edit- ^ "Will Supernatural's 100th Episode Really Be the Point of No Return?". August 29, 2012.
- ^ Savlov, Marc (July 7, 2000). "Movie Review: Scary Movie". www.austinchronicle.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ Drake, Sylvie (March 18, 1986). "Stage Review : A 'Kvetch' worth Listening To". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ Beaufort, John (March 3, 1987). "'Kvetch': British-Yiddish satire". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ LLC, New York Media (March 2, 1987). "New York Magazine". New York Media, LLC – via Google Books.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (May 11, 2009). "NBC passing on 'Legally Mad'". Variety. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
External links
edit- Kurt Fuller at IMDb
